Aser Report

Policy learnings

ASER findings should shift the debate

TMS Ep351: IBC overhaul, ASER alarm, Adani FPO, World Economic Forum

Will the IBC overhaul make it more effective? Is the ASER report a wake-up call for the govt? Should you subscribe to Adani Enterprises' Rs 20K-cr FPO? What is the World Economic Forum? Answers here

Learning curves

ASER reflects challenges for govt's education programme

Arunachal has recorded over 95% school enrolments in past 15 years: Report

Arunachal Pradesh recorded over 95 percent enrollment of children in schools in the past 15 years, in the age group of 6-14 years, according to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)

Children's basic reading ability down to pre-2012 levels: ASER report

ASER is a nationwide, citizen-led household survey that provides a snapshot of children's schooling and learning in rural India

For first time, percentage of rural kids not enrolled in school under 2%

The main reason for the rise in enrollment rate was a steep rise in admissions in the government schools, said ASER report

School learning after Covid-19: Students, teachers try to move on

Marginalised people lost out during online classes; education quality suffered for all: NCERT survey

Education in India: Covid-19 pandemic's lessons not learnt, shows data

In 2020, when schools were closed, ASER found that barely one-third of all enrolled children were receiving learning material and activities from their schools (35.6 per cent)

Lockdowns and learning curve: Digital access doubled, but outcomes uneven

With schools having been closed for long periods, learning has inevitably taken a hit

Statsguru: How well did children learn at home amid Covid-19 pandemic

The latest Annual Status of Education Report of 2021 (ASER 2021) throws light on the status of school reopening in rural India, and the quality of learning in rural homes.

Lessons in the pandemic

Addressing school learning losses should be a priority

India's education report card: Better score in enrolment; low rank in infra

Data from the 2019-20 U-DISE report, recently released, indicates that more of India's children are going beyond primary education

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Digital divide

ASER report has important pointers for online schooling

West Bengal ranks first in decline of school dropout rate: ASER Survey

The dropout rate in some bigger states like Karnataka, Telangana and Rajasthan was 11.3 per cent, 14 per cent and 14.9 per cent respectively

No lessons learnt: ASER report 2019 shows India's learning crisis continues

2.7 per cent of rural children in Class I could not even recognise letters in their medium of instruction, and 35.7 per cent could not recognise numbers from 1-9

Learning from the classroom

Govt schools need to focus on quality

Parents prefer private schools for boys in 4-8 age group: ASER report

The ASER for 2019 is based on a survey conducted in 26 districts across 24 states in India, covering over 36,000 children in the age group of 4-8 years

From learning to enrollment, India's primary education is in a shambles

Aser surveys children between the ages of 3 and 16 to find out the status of enrolment and foundational skills (literacy and numeracy) across the country

Not many teachers, fewer classrooms: Schools have a long way to go

The findings point towards the scarcity of classrooms and school teachers